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		<title><![CDATA[Hornbeck Offshore Services Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator (Operator's Instructions) Our first question is from Pierre Conner with Capital One Southcoast. Pierre Conner - Capital One Southcoast Good morning, gentlemen.  First question, Todd, Jim, there's a pretty wide range on the guidance for the fourth quarter and I wondered if you would elaborate...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:44:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[All Aboard! Accused Fraudster Allen Stanford Rides the D&O Train, Courtesy of Lloyd's]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's never a good sign for the prosecution when the judge starts weeping for the defendant. But the case of R. Allen Stanford, who stands accused of masterminding a $7 billion investor-fraud scheme, could fare even worse for the insurance industry.    Insurers such as Chubb, Ace and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:49:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Chubb Corporation Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14037_23-324153.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Jay Gelb with Barclays Capital.  Jay Gelb - Barclays Capital  On the directors and officers liability can you give us the accident year combined ratios for, I believe it was, D&O and E&O for 2007 through 2009?...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:43:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Miva, Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionAlex Vlasto Before we hand it over to the operator, we've had a couple of questions that have come in through email so we'll address these first. First is Mike, can you give us your expectations for expense structure excluding ad spend going forward? Michael Cutler Our corporate...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 18:12:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Navigators Group Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of Dean Evans with KBW. Please proceed. Dean Evans - KBW Yes, I was wondering if you could give some more detail on the lawyer&#8217;s professional up-tick in losses. Frank McDonnell Well Dean, not a whole lot to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 06:50:39 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Your first question comes from the line of Mark Lane with William Blair & Company. Mark Lane &#8211; William Blair & Company Good morning. Just got a couple quick ones. So as of year-end, can you give us an idea what's the total net reserve...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:30:35 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Chubb Corporation Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions  Our first question comes from David Lewis - Raymond James. David Lewis - Raymond James John, I know you pulled back in the D&O financial institutions going back a couple of years ago as you saw maybe some of the troubles coming.  Given...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:44:09 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[RLI Corp. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14037_23-241723.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Your first question comes from Matthew Carletti &#8211; Fox-Pitt, Kelton. Matthew Carletti &#8211; Fox-Pitt, Kelton Looking back to the first quarter casualty you bumped up the accident year loss ratio kind of given pricing trends and what you saw in lost costs and since then it&#8217;s...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:12:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA["Directors and Officers" Insurance Policies Win New Cred in Crisis]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/ceo/?p=1372]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The financial debacle is prompting renewed interest in Directors & Officers insurance policies to protect personal assets of directors and top executives.    This is the trend in the United Kingdom, according to a study by risk manager Marsh Ltd.    The Marsh study showed that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:04:07 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Clear skies ahead: for property/casualty coverage: there is a good news for corporate risk managers and insurance buyers in 2008]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5332/is_7_55/ai_n28565779]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]  The soft market that began in 2004 shows no signs of abating in the near term. Short of a catastrophe or economic event that broadly impacts the entire property and casualty industry, current market conditions should last well into 2010 and perhaps beyond. At the same time,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Countrywide Decision Underscores Lawsuit Threat]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Officers and some 14 directors of embattled subprime mortgage lender Countrywide Financial must face the music in a shareholders lawsuit. That was the recent decision of a federal judge in Los Angeles in a case against Countrywide filed by shareholders including several large public pension funds.    Countrywide's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 12:37:53 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-13071_23-230393.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session[Operator Instruction] Your first question comes from Vinay Misquith of Credit Suisse. Vinay Misquith - Credit Suisse Hi, good morning. Christopher O'Kane - Chief Executive Officer Good morning Vinay. Vinay Misquith - Credit Suisse Could you provide some more detail around exposure to sub-prime and the charge you...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:23:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everest Re Group Ltd. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session[Operator Instructions]. We will take our first question from Tom Cholnoky with Goldman Sachs. Thomas V. Cholnoky - Goldman Sachs & Co. Good morning. Jim, I was wondering if you could kind of repeat couple of your presentation there. I just...well, let me just ask one or two...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:49:03 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ACE Limited Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Ladies and gentlemen our question and answer session is conducted electronically. [Operator Instructions]. We will go first to Josh Smith with CREF.   Josh Smith - TIAA-CREF  Hello, can you hear me?   Evan G. Greenberg - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:01:56 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Striking a balance: while the Tellabs decision finds middle ground between investors and corporate executives, it is expected to have little impact on D&O coverage]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BJK/is_12_18/ai_n21041648]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[D&O rates soften despite Tyco loss; Full-limits payout not enough to change buyer's market.(News)(directors' and officers' liability insurance)(Tyco International Ltd.)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: DAVE LENCKUS    Risk managers should continue to count on a softening directors and  officers liability market despite Tyco International Ltd.'s  multibillion-dollar settlement of class action claims against the  company and former officials, ac  Byline: DAVE LENCKUS    Risk managers should...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[D&O market competition driving down prices.(Cover Focus: Specialty Markets)(directors and officers liability insurance)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200704/ai_n20165106]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Meg Fletcher    CHICAGO-Competition among insurers is expected to drive premiums  for directors and officers liability coverage lower and improve coverage  terms through the first quarter of this year, a new report says.    "On an annual ba  Byline: Meg Fletcher ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heightened regulatory scrutiny increases need for D&O audits.(directors and officers)(Viewpoint essay)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200703/ai_n20161644]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Kim Marrkand    With more than 150 different directors and officers coverage forms  in the marketplace and increased scrutiny by the U.S. Securities and  Exchange Commission, it is now more important than ever to ensure that  any policy adequate  Byline: Kim Marrkand ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Back to backdating: the stock-options practice is still on the minds of D&O buyers and sellers&#151;and the SEC]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BJK/is_2_18/ai_n27161813]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The backdating issue still has forward momentum. On Dee. 27, 2006, UnitedHealth Group Inc. announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission was formally investigating its stock-options practices. The feds' eyes are also on CEO Steve Jobs of Apple Computer Inc. after an internal investigation there. Directors' and officers' policyholders and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Don't assume D&O policy covers individuals' defense expenses.(directors and officers liability)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200611/ai_n20165521]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: William A. Boeck    In the wake of the scandals involving Enron, WorldCom and other  companies, circumstances combined to energize law enforcement  agencies' investigation and prosecution of corporate fraud and  mismanagement. New legislation, a  Byline: William A. Boeck    In the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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